There is a multiplier effect in international education and it carries the possibility – the only real possibility – of changing our manner of thinking about the world, and therefore of changing the world.

J. W. Fulbright

Save the Date: 26th to 28th October 2018

What for?...

...WELCOME MEETING 2018 in MUNICH !!!

The board cordially invites you, German Fulbright returnees 2018 and US Fulbrighters, but also all members and friends to our annual Welcome Meeting in beautiful Munich, Bavaria! More information on registration and our program for you will follow soon....Stay tuned (also on facebook and instagram)!

We are looking forward to having you as inspiring old and new alumni, friends and guests!

Refugee-Project from Berlin wins the 2018 Mulert Award

The German Fulbright Alumni Association is proud to announce that this year’s Jürgen Mulert Award on Mutual Understanding is bestowed to the project “Mit Mach Musik”. Bridget Kinneary, Fulbright alumni from the United States now based in Berlin and music director of the project is presented with the Mulert Award for her courage and vision of supporting refugee children in Berlin and developing intercultural understanding. Read more.

Registration for Fulbright Family Weekend

The 2018 edition of the beloved Fulbright-Family Weekend will take place from May 10th to 13th 2018 (the Ascension Day Weekend) in Königstein (Saxony). As in the the previous year, Fulbrighters and their families will meet in the Natur- und Familienoase Königstein for a relaxed weekend of joint activities.

FRANKly 2017 available for Download

The 28th edition of our yearly magazine, the FRANKly, is now available for download. Enjoy and make sure to check out also the other editions you can find in our download section!

Save the Date - Welcome Meeting 2017 in Munich

A great weekend is casting its shadow ahead!

We are happy to announce the date for the 2017 Welcome Meeting. From October 13th to October 15th, 2017 returnees, U.S.-grantees and "old hands" are gatering in the beautiful city of Munich. To give you an impression of the scope of the event: At the last meeting in 2016, around 200 Fulbrighters came together for a weekend in Hamburg. You may reserve your ticket here.

FRANKly 2017: Call for Articles

The FRANKly is the most important publication of the German Fulbright Alumni Association and published once a year, with every issue evolving around a particular topic. For the 2017 edition, we are now pleased to publish the call for articles. We invite the submission of fascinating experiences, witty opinions, unique insights, and thoughtful outlooks on the topic "Fulbright in a Post-Truth Age".

In case of any questions, please contact the FRANKly editor for this year: Franziska Schmid.

Winterball 2017: Registration open

We are pleased to announce that you can now register for our 2017 general assembly and winterball, to be hosted in Mainz from March 17th through March 19th.

You can find more information about the program here. The Winter Ball is now fully booked, but you can still register for the Get Together and the General Assembly. Click here to register. Register and transfer the participation fee before March 3rd to avoid late fees!

Winterball 2017 - Program Available

The program for our annual general assembly and winterball, to be hosted in 2017 in the beautiful city of Mainz is now available online. Stay tuned for more information and the registration opening soon!

FRANKly 2016 available for Download

The 27th edition of our association's magazine "FRANKly" is now available online.

Save the Date - Winterball 2017

we are happy to announce the date for the 2017 Winterball and ourannual Members' Assembly. The event will take place from March 17-19in Mainz.

We will continue to publish more information as it becomes availableon the Winterball page.

We look forward to seeing you!

New Event: "Reality Bytes"on November 5, 2016 in Düsseldorf

We'd like to invite you to our event "Reality Bytes - wegweisende Bildung in digitalen Zeiten" on November 5, 2016 in Düsseldorf to revive the Fulbright spirit in the Rhein-Ruhr region and would like to try out a new event format. Digitalization & education are topics that concern everyone, thus we hope for many attendees!

We'd like to take a closer look on how digitalization has changed and is going to change higher education and particularly the Fulbright program. In the second part of that day we invite all guests to participate in one of two workshops that deal with a) the future of Fulbright or b) (in a more general view) how digitalization is changing the expectations of students, employers and institutions towards education.

Results of the Strategy Meeting

Logged in members may now download the results of strategy meeting held in Mannheim in May. Please follow this link and click on the download link in the right column of the page.

Registration for the "Welcome Meeting 2016" is now open

Returnees, current and previous grantees and members of the Fulbright Alumni e.V. are now invited to register for and take part in the Welcome Meeting 2016, to be held on the weekend of October 21-23, 2016 in the beautiful Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

This meeting offers you the chance to get to know our Association and meet other people who have spent some time in the US (just recently or several years ago) or who are currently participating in their program in Germany. Sharing is caring; this event is a perfect opportunity to not only talk with others about your experiences but also to make your re-entry (or entry) into Germany easier by networking, chatting and socializing with like-minded people of diverse backgrounds and a similar open spirit.

Being Germany’s “Gate to the World” due to its international port, Hamburg offers various chances and places to share your personal story of transatlantic exchange or global experiences you have had. We would like to invite you to tell us about your idea of the Fulbright Spirit in today’s globalized world and we hope to inspire you with our varied program.

An obituary: Remembering Dr. Rolf Hoffmann, Executive Director of the German Fulbright Commission

With great sadness we received word that Dr. Rolf Hoffmann (1953-2016) passed away on April 21, 2016 in Berlin.

Dr. Rolf Hoffmann served as the Executive Director of the German Fulbright Commission for 12 years. With extraordinary commitment to transatlantic friendship and exchange, he contributed to the development of the German Fulbright program.

The German Fulbright Alumni Association expresses its heartfelt condolence to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Hoffmann. We mourn the loss of a very important member of the transatlantic academic community and wish his family lots of strength.

Fulbright Alumni e.V.May, 2016

Registration for 2016 "Strategietagung" now open

Association members are now invited to register for and take part in the 2016 Strategietagung, to be held April 23rd-24th in Mannheim.

Different registration options exist, depending on length of stay and preferred from of accomodation.

Discover the Fulbright Spirit with Regional Chapter Munich

Fulbrighters are involved in a wide spectrum of activities.

Are you interested in the future of aviation? How does artificial intelligence work? Or are you interested in more practical questions like how does the business schedule of a management consultant look like or how do I survive as a start-up company? Come join us and ask the experts!

The event takes place on December 5th at 1pm at LMU Munich, Schillerstraße 46, Room CO.07.

FRANKly 2015 released

The 26th edition of our annual publication "FRANKly" has been released. You can download the 2015 issue here. Learn more about the FRANKly or download older editions.

Winterball 2016: Save the date

Dear Fulbrighters and Friends,

we are happy to inform you about the date for the 2016 Winterball and our annual Mitgliederversammlung. The event will happen from January 22nd to January 24th 2016 in Berlin.

We will continue to publish more information as it becomes available on the Winterball page.

We look forward to seeing you in the capital!

Welcome Meeting 2015: Capacity Reached / Waiting List Open

Sorry, but – as of now - registrations for the WELCOME MEETING are exceeding the available slots. Therefore you will be put on a waiting list. We are currently consolidating the registrations received so far, and will have determined remaining slots by October 7TH at the latest. After that you will be immediately informed if we can confirm your registration. However, due to the space limitations there are no slots available for the Wine Reception on Friday Oct 16th nor the Brunch on Sunday 18th.

Welcome Meeting 2015 (Hamburg October 16th-18th) – Registration open

This year's Welcome Meeting will take place in Hamburg, October 16-18, 2015. Visit northern Germany for a weekend full of fun and Fulbright Spirit, hosted by the German Fulbright Alumni Association. Meet current and former Fulbrighters from Germany and the USA, network and share stories about your year abroad, participate in inspiring workshops and tours, enjoy a wine reception at the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg, have fun at a farewell party.

An obituary for Dr. Ulrich Littmann

Dr. Ulrich Littmann, former Executive Director of the German Fulbright Commission for more than 30 years and close friend of Senator Fulbright, is gone. Awarded with the German Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz), the American “Award for Outstanding Services” as well as many other prizes, Dr. Ulrich Littmann was very engaged in the transatlantic exchange and mainly contributed to the development and expansion of the German Fulbright program.

As a member of the advisory board of the German Fulbright Alumni Association, he was popular through his constant striving for mutual understanding and for a better world as well as through his outstanding kindness. He enriched many of our events by his presence and was highly esteemed by other members of the association.

The German Fulbright Alumni Association expresses its heartfelt condolence to the family and friends of Dr. Ulrich Littmann. We mourn the loss of a very important member of our association and wish his family lots of strength.

Fulbright Alumni e.V.August, 2015

Save the Date - Welcome Meeting in Hamburg, October 16-18

This year's Welcome Meeting will take place in Hamburg, October 16-18, 2015. Visit northern Germany for a weekend full of fun and Fulbright Spirit, hosted by the German Fulbright Alumni Association. Meet current and former Fulbrighters from Germany and the USA, network and share stories about your year abroad, and participate in inspiring workshops and tours. An invitation with all program details and registration information will follow soon but here are two main features: A wine reception at the U.S. Consulate General Hamburg and a concluding dinner followed by a farewell party. Thus, mark your calendar - October 16-18 - and take a trip up north!

Save the Date – Paris Conference „Water Act“ November 20, 2015

This interdisciplinary conference, organised by the French Fulbright Alumni Association in Paris on November 20, refers to the importance of water being one of the most valuable resources. Do you have an academical or professional interest in water/environment? Do you want to participate or to contribute? Please direct all questions, ideas, and proposals to us.

Download the FRANKly 2014

You can now download the 2014 edition of our annual magazine FRANKly here. We also invite you to learn more about the FRANKly and browse through earlier issues available for download.

Save the date: November 14-16th - Welcome Meeting Hamburg

The 2014 Welcome Meeting will take place from November 14.-16. in the lovely city of Hamburg. Program and Registration will follow Early September!

The hanseatic city has to offer so many cultural highlights and distinctive corners of lifestyle and vibes that a weekend will only give you a little taste of what is awaiting you on a second, third or forth visit!

For this reason save the weekend of the 14 - 16 November 2014 for days with friends, friends to be, and the German Fulbright Alumni Association!

Mulert Award Winner from the Ukraine announced

The Juergen Mulert Memorial Award on Mutual Understanding 2014 is bestowed to Oksana Buzhdygan and her project “Environmental Education and Outreach for School-Age Students”. Please follow the link for more information.

"Dreivierteltakt im Dreiländereck" - Registration now open

This season's Winterball will take place from Frebruary 21st to 23rd 2014 in Freiburg/Breisgau. We will celebrate at the Hotel Colombi.

Berlin Conference 2014: Call for Applications

The French and German Fulbright Alumni Associations are co-organizing an exciting and truely international Fulbright Conference in May 2014:

The conference "Entrepreneurs in a borderless World" seeks to connect alumni and current grant-holders of all US-sponsored exchange programs and public representatives from both sides of the Atlantic over the weekend of May 17th 2014.

Interview with Mrs. Harriet Fulbright

On their recent trip to the Fulbright Annual Conference in Washington DC, we had the unique opportunity to talk to Mrs. Harriet Fulbright, widow of Senator J. William Fulbright, about her experiences with the German Fulbrighters and Fulbright Alumni.

FRANKly 2013 available for Download

The German Fulbright Association's yearly magazine (FRANKly) is available in its 2013 edition. All member will receive it in mail over the next weeks. If you are not a member yet, or simply cannot wait, you can also download it here!

!!! Welcome Meeting 2013 !!!

Düsseldorf is calling!

The 2013 Welcome Meeting will take place from October 25.-27. in Düsseldorf. Learn more about the event and register!

Attention: Unfortunately, an incorrect price for the accomodation at the Youth Hostel Düsseldorf has appeared on flyers and the homepage. The correct price is 28,50€ per Night.

Good news: The deadline for the early bird participation fee has been moved. Until October 19th, registrations can still be made at "early bird" rates!

Image Video (extended Version) now on sale!

Fulbright Alumni Germany has produced an image video, highlighting the activities of the association and the personal stories of some of its members.

A short, 10 minute version has already been released and can be found here.

But there is more! We now offer the full 35 minute version (together with the short version) on a USB stick (see picture). The extended version features (among others) the full interview with the US ambassador to Germany, Mr. Philip D. Murphy and with the president of the German Fulbright Commission, Dr. Rolf Hoffmann, talking about the activities of our association.

We ask you for a small financial contribution however, to help to cover the project expenses (large parts of which have thankfully beeen covered by a grant from the US embassy, which also mandated that additional funding is provided through the association).

Prices: If you order by May 31st, the price is 18€. Later orders will be charged 24€. To order, please transfer the money to

Account Owner:

Fulbright Alumni e.V.

Account Number:

547885600

Bank Code:

50010060

Bank:

Postbank Frankfurt/M.

Note to Payee:

Fulbright Alumni Video

If you are not a member of Fulbright Alumni or the mailing address differs from the one we have on file, please also send an e-mail to our office.

New Board elected

The new board was elected at the Winterball in Hannover on February 2nd.

Congratulations to all new and old board members and best of luck for their work!

President

Florian Kühnel

VP Finances

Jakob Liss

VP Communications

Charlotte Horn

VP Events

Vinzent Strobel

VP Members

Cigdem Yig

You can find the new board in full color and with more information here.

Association members can find the protocol including members section.

Winner of the 2013 Mulert Award announced

This year’s Juergen Mulert Memorial Award on Mutual Understanding is bestowed to Sherief El-Helaifi and the project “Schülerpaten Berlin”. Please follow the link for more information on Sherief and "Schülerpaten Berlin".

Winterball 2013

The German Fulbright Alumni Association Image Video

The German Fulbright Alumni Association was founded in 1986, the Fulbright Act was passed in 1946 and formed the basis for the Fulbright Program, to promote Senator Fulbright's vision of peace achieved through intercultural understanding and gained by international academic exchange.

These days, that truly international and world wide network is more alive and vibrant than ever, as you can see in our brand-new promotional video which deals with the question, "why you have to join Fulbright Alumni e.V.".

Just click on the image to watch the video!

Welcome Meeting 2012

For all of you who couldn't wait and see:

The registration for this year's Welcome Meeting is now open and ready to rock!

Our publication - The FRANKly Magazine

The FRANKly Magazineis our most important publication and new editions are published once a year. It presents the association, its activities and goals to the general public.

Besides, reports and news from our regional groups, from national events, and general information about the association are included.

Feel free to read the latest edition online, or after downloading them, on your personal computer. For that, please see the following page by clicking on the thumbnail in the right-hand corner.

FRANKly 2012 - Call for Articles

"Community Activism - Action for Change".

That's the topic of this year's edition of the FRANKly - the annual journal of the German Fulbright Alumni Association.

In addition to reporting on the regional, national and international activities of our Association, the publication serves as a platform for Fulbright alumni to share fascinating experiences, witty opinions, unique insights, and thoughtful outlooks.

Capture the essence of Senator Fulbright's vision and share your experience of a modern process of taking bold steps to establish or empower a community of leaders.

For that, please click on the link below to get more information about the latest "Call for Articles".

Berlin Seminar 2012

Hundreds of scholars and numerous panelists established the basis for the memorable "Berlin Seminar 2012".

Just have look at the first impressions of this event (after login).

The Official Fanpage Of The German Fulbright Alumni Association

In addition to this website, the alumni association also has an official Facebook fanpage.

Just click on the logo of the Association and stay tuned for up-to-date information.

The Fulbright Association 35th Annual Conference

The Fulbright Association's annual conference is held each fall and attracts alumni and friends from throughout the U.S. and around the world. The conference provides an important forum for the discussion of international issues and developments in the field of international educational and cultural exchange.

Make your plans now to attend and stay tuned for details on the 2012 Annual Conference. See your old friends and make new ones in London this October!

Winner of the Jürgen Mulert Award 2012 announced

Winner of the 2012 "Juergen Mulert Memorial Award on Mutual Understanding" is Christopher Janosch Delcker with his project "Urban Observations".

The video project portraying people in New York and Berlin effectively foster William Fulbright's idea of "waging peace through mutual understanding".

The award ceremony will be held in Schwerin during the Association's Winter Ball. Please see here for further information.

European Network of American Alumni Associations (ENAM): Constitution & Board of Directors

From 1-2 December 2011, 34 representatives from various European alumni organizations (among them the German Fulbright Alumni Association, represented by Benjamin Becker) met in Rome to formally establish the European Network of American Alumni Associations (ENAM).

During the Consitutive Assembly, ENAM gave itself a constitution and a mission statement, both of which will soon be officialized.

The present representatives also confirmed Massimo Cugusi as Secretary General and elected the following persons into the European Board of Directors:

Vicente López-Ibor Mayor (Spain)

Jeyhun Karamov (Azerbaijan)

Katarina Kohen (Serbia)

Benjamin Becker (Germany)

Faten Saleh (France)

Paul Donnelly (Ireland)

Muddassar Ahmed (United Kingdom)

The German Fulbright Alumni are thus officially represented in ENAM. More information on the network and its upcoming activities can be found on the ENAM website.

The representatives of the 1st ENAM Constitutive Assembly in Rome.

9/11-Matinee with Tariq Ali: Impressions

September 11, 2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the terrible terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. To commemorate this event and analyze its aftermath, the German Fulbright Alumni Association joined the Amerika Haus e.V. NRW in its organization of a matinee with bestselling author Tariq Ali.

The event took place in the former building of the Amerika Haus in Cologne (now operated by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung). It included a talk by Ali, a discussion moderated by Fulbrighter and Deutsche Welle host Brent Goff, and a reception where guests could continue the discussion with Ali. A summary can be found on the Amerika Haus' website.

Photos of the event, as well as a video recording of the talk and the discussion can be found here.

We hope that those who were present enjoyed the event, and we look forward to future co-operations with the Amerika Haus!

Anniversary PowWow: Audio and video clips

After a spectacular Anniversary PowWow in Berlin, we can now finally present you audio and video clips on the event.

The video clip was recorded by our prospective panelist Houda Mezioudet from Tunisia, whose visa was sadly rejected very shortly before the event. While it would have been more than interesting to have her report on the situation in Tunisia in person, her video still provides us with her valuable insights - at least in a digital form.